Gelation process visualized by aggregation-induced emission fluorogens

Zhengke Wang; Jingyi Nie; Wei Qin; Qiaoling Hu; Ben Zhong Tang

doi:10.1038/ncomms12033

Nature Communications (Jun 2016)

Gelation process visualized by aggregation-induced emission fluorogens

Zhengke Wang,
Jingyi Nie,
Wei Qin,
Qiaoling Hu,
Ben Zhong Tang

Affiliations

Zhengke Wang: Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, Zhejiang University
Jingyi Nie: Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, Zhejiang University
Wei Qin: Department of Chemistry, Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Qiaoling Hu: Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, Zhejiang University
Ben Zhong Tang: Department of Chemistry, Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms12033
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 7, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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Chitosan hydrogel materials have unique properties, but understanding the gelation process these materials undergo has been problematic. Here, Wang and co-workers have visualised the entire gelation process of a chitosan LiOH-urea aqueous system by aggregation induced emission fluorescent imaging.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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